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Aikido Security or OX Security: agentic AppSec compared
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By The Pipeline Desk · Best Agentic AppSec · Published 2026-10-08
Desk research from public vendor pages, changelogs and standards documents. Vendor facts read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial assessment; we did not run the products.
How do they compare at a glance?
Aikido Security
Flat published prices and AutoFix on the free plan
Also reviewed, outside the top 10
OX Security
Security guidance to the agent before code is written
Rank 4 of 10
Which scores higher on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | Aikido Security | OX Security | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent and MCP discovery | 10% | 2 / 10 No inventory of agents or MCP servers is described on the pages reviewed. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 VibeSec keeps an Agent AI BOM of MCP servers, external SaaS and AI models, with usage and users. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | OX |
| Agent policy enforcement and audit | 10% | 2 / 10 No agent policy controls are described; the IDE plugin scans code. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 Allow or block specific MCP tools, SaaS integrations and models, with an Agent Activity Log of prompts and tool calls; an endpoint agent and tamper resistance are not stated. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | OX |
| Secret handling for agents | 5% | 5 / 10 Secrets scanning in the IDE plugin and on every plan; secret handling inside agent sessions is not described. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 7 / 10 VibeSec lists secret protection; how secrets are kept from agents is not detailed on the pages reviewed. Source: OX Security docs index · Read 27 Sep 2026 | OX |
| Agentic remediation | 20% | 6 / 10 AutoFix opens pull requests, with 10 AI AutoFixes a month on the free plan; validation is not stated. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 6 / 10 AI-Powered Fixes deliver context-aware one-click fixes in CI/CD pipelines, IDEs and pull or merge requests, with diffs and commit previews; validation of the fix is not stated. Source: OX Security: AI-Powered Fixes · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Tie |
| Agentic triage and prioritization | 15% | 8 / 10 The pricing comparison lists SCA reachability, EPSS-based prioritization and AI-based false positive reduction and auto-triage. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 ASPM correlation plus an Agentic Pentester that ties exploitable issues back to code and APIs. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Tie |
| SDLC policy and supply chain posture | 10% | 7 / 10 Aikido Safe Chain blocks malware at package install and Pro adds malware detection; pipeline posture is not described. Source: Aikido Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 8 / 10 Software supply chain security, SBOM with drift detection, secrets and PII detection, and dependency vetting for agent installs (9 Sep 2026). Source: OX Security blog: VibeSec Dependency Vetting · Read 27 Sep 2026 | OX |
| Scanner coverage and orchestration | 10% | 7 / 10 SAST, AI SAST, SCA and secrets on every plan; the CI API accepts only Checkov SARIF and Syft SBOM uploads, and general third-party scanner ingestion is not stated. Source: Aikido docs: CI API custom scan results · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 8 / 10 OX Code covers SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, containers and API scanning with ASPM correlation across them. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | OX |
| Named coding agent reach | 10% | 3 / 10 Names 2 of the six agents we track: Cursor and Windsurf. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | 7 / 10 Names 4 of the six agents we track: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec · Read 27 Sep 2026 | OX |
| Pricing and trial transparency | 10% | 10 / 10 Flat prices are published: Developer $0 (2 users), Basic $350, Pro $700 and Advanced $1,050 a month with 10 users included, as displayed on the pricing page. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | 6 / 10 Free for up to 9 developer contributors under its Terms of Service; an AWS Marketplace list price is published ($100,000 for 12 months, all modules, 100 users); per-product pricing units are published, prices on its own site are not. Source: OX Security Terms of Service · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Aikido |
How do they differ along the pipeline?
| Control point | Aikido Security | OX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Not documented No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls are described on the pages reviewed. Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented VibeSec analyzes the prompt and sends security guidance to the agent before code is generated, vets dependencies and keeps an AI inventory and agent activity log. Source: OX Security docs: VibeSec · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| IDE | Documented Free IDE plugin for VS Code, Cursor and Windsurf (SAST and secrets in JavaScript, TypeScript and Python). Source: Aikido Security IDE integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented VS Code extension and JetBrains plugin, plus MCP integration. Source: OX Security docs index · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pull request | Documented PR Security Review from the Basic plan. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented OX Code covers SAST, SCA, secrets, IaC, containers and APIs, with pipeline scanning. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Pipeline | Documented Aikido Safe Chain blocks malware at package install; Pro adds malware detection. Source: Aikido Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented Software supply chain security, SBOM with drift detection, and Dependency Vetting for agent installs (9 September 2026). Source: OX Security blog: VibeSec Dependency Vetting · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Triage | Documented SCA reachability, EPSS-based prioritization and AI-based false positive reduction and auto-triage. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented ASPM correlation plus an Agentic Pentester that ties exploitable issues back to code and APIs. Source: OX Security homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Fix | Documented AutoFix opens pull requests with fixes; the free plan includes 10 AI AutoFixes a month. Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented AI-Powered Fixes deliver one-click fixes in CI/CD pipelines, IDEs and pull or merge requests, with diffs and commit previews. Source: OX Security: AI-Powered Fixes · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
What do they cost?
Aikido Security
Developer $0 (free forever: 2 users, 10 repos, 10 AI AutoFixes a month). Basic $350 a month (10 users, 100 repos, unlimited AI AutoFixes). Pro $700 a month (10 users, 200 repos). Advanced $1,050 a month (10 users, 500 repos). Enterprise tailored. Prices as displayed on the pricing page, which offers an annual (10% off) and a monthly toggle; the billing basis of the displayed figures is not labelled.
Source: Aikido Security pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free start: Free forever for 2 users, including 10 AI AutoFixes a month.
OX Security
AWS Marketplace list price: OX Security Platform, All Modules, 100 users, $100,000 for 12 months. On its own site OX publishes pricing units (VibeSec per AI user, OX Code per contributing developer, OX Cloud per cloud asset, Agentic Pentester per agent hour) but not prices.
Source: AWS Marketplace: OX Security listing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free start: Free for up to 9 developer contributors under OX's Terms of Service (updated December 2025); 10 or more contributors need a subscription.
Which coding agents does each name?
| Agent | Aikido Security | OX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Not named | Named |
| Cursor | Named | Named |
| GitHub Copilot | Not named | Named |
| Windsurf | Named | Not named |
| OpenAI Codex | Not named | Not named |
| Kiro | Not named | Named |
| Total | 2 of 6 | 4 of 6 |
Which should you choose?
Choose Aikido Security if you need pricing and trial transparency and agentic triage and prioritization. Aikido Security: Flat published prices and AutoFix on the free plan.
Choose OX Security if you need agentic triage and prioritization and agent and mcp discovery. OX Security: Security guidance to the agent before code is written.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for agentic AppSec, Aikido Security or OX Security?
On our published weights OX Security scores higher overall, 7.25 to 5.75 out of 10. See the criterion table above for where each scores higher.
Which governs coding agents more fully, Aikido Security or OX Security?
OX Security scores higher on the agent governance group (7.8 to 2.6). Aikido Security: No agent inventory, MCP governance or agent policy controls are described on the pages reviewed. OX Security: VibeSec analyzes the prompt and sends security guidance to the agent before code is generated, vets dependencies and keeps an AI inventory and agent activity log.
Do Aikido Security and OX Security publish prices?
Aikido Security: Developer $0 (free forever: 2 users, 10 repos, 10 AI AutoFixes a month). Basic $350 a month (10 users, 100 repos, unlimited AI AutoFixes). Pro $700 a month (10 users, 200 repos). Advanced $1,050 a month (10 users, 500 repos). Enterprise tailored. Prices as displayed on the pricing page, which offers an annual (10% off) and a monthly toggle; the billing basis of the displayed figures is not labelled. OX Security: AWS Marketplace list price: OX Security Platform, All Modules, 100 users, $100,000 for 12 months. On its own site OX publishes pricing units (VibeSec per AI user, OX Code per contributing developer, OX Cloud per cloud asset, Agentic Pentester per agent hour) but not prices.